Muniru Surname

51,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Muniru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muniru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,6231:26,7472,300
Ghana3,2561:8,2991,130
Uganda901:433,77026,293
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
India91:85,229,487684,495
England81:6,964,757184,742
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Muniru (19,151) may also be a first name.

Muniru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Muniru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Muniru (Hindi: मुनीरू, Marathi: मुिनरा, Oriya: ମୁନିରୁିନ୍) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Muniru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muniru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 51,089th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 726,213 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muniru reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muniru is also the 39,079th most widespread first name globally It is held by 19,151 people.

The last name Muniru is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,623 people, or 1 in 26,747. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 31 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Osun, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 32 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Muniru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Muniru surname is chiefly Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munniru92106/
Mungiru929/
Muiniru925/
Munairu924/
Muhniru923/
Munirau921/
Munirou921/
Munirut921/
Mounirou861,566/
Meunieru861/
Miniru83481/
Munuru83290/
Moniru83108/
Muneru8323/
Mounirouz801/
Mounirrou801/
Munnuru771,896/
Munhuru77110/
Munheru7741/
Muniroo7738/
Munneru7735/
Muneeru778/
Minuiru777/
Monniru777/
Munuuru774/
Monirou773/
Muunuru772/
Muinuru771/
Miniruh771/
Munurou771/
Muunuuru713/
Muneerut712/
Mounerou712/
Monnirou711/
Monhirou711/
Mounhrou711/
Munneeru711/
Mungeeru711/
Minuru6747/
Moneru6716/
Mouneyrou678/
Mineru674/
Mougnerou671/

Muniru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muniru in the Oriya language
ମୁନିରୁିନ୍muniruin-
Muniru in the Hindi language
मुनीरूmuniru54.55
मुनीरुmuniru27.27
मुनिरूmuniru18.18
Muniru in the Marathi language
मुिनराmuinara50
मिनरूminaru50

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Footnotes

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